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John George Gordon 1700 – 1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Newry, Down, , Ireland

Death Date: 1766

Death Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Father: James Gordon

Mother: Sarah Greenway

Spouse(s): Mary Chapman

Children(s): Mary Gordon, Mary Gordon, Charles Gordon, Nathaniel Gordon, John Gordon, Sarah Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, Chapman Gordon, George Gordon, George Gordon

John George Gordon was born in 1700 in Newry, Down, , Ireland, the child of James Gordon and Sarah Greenway. John George Gordon married Mary Sarah Chapman, and had children including Mary Gordon, Mary Gordon, Charles Gordon, Nathaniel Gordon, John Gordon, Sarah Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, Chapman Gordon, George Gordon, George Sargeant Gordon. John George Gordon passed away in 1766 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John George Gordon was born in 1700 in Newry, Down, , Ireland, the child of James Gordon and Sarah Greenway.
  • John George Gordon married Mary Sarah Chapman, and had children including Mary Gordon, Mary Gordon, Charles Gordon, Nathaniel Gordon, John Gordon, Sarah Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, Chapman Gordon, George Gordon, George Sargeant Gordon.
  • John George Gordon passed away in 1766 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Gordon
1680 – 1749
Birth Location: Newry, Down, , Ireland
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Sarah Greenway
1680 – 1758
Birth Location: Newry, Down, , Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Chapman
1707 – 1795
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Gordon
1722 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Mary Gordon
1728 – 1776
Birth Location: –
MG
Charles Gordon
1730 – 1811
Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Nathaniel Gordon
1732 –
Birth Location: –
NG
John Gordon
1734 – 1766
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Gordon
1735 –
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Gordon
1739 –
Birth Location: –
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Chapman Gordon
1741 –
Birth Location: –
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George Gordon
1743 – 1800
Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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George Gordon
1765 – 1784
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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John Gordon's Ancestors

Self
John Gordon
1700 – 1766
Birth Place: Newry, Down, , Ireland
Parents
James Gordon
1680 – 1749
Newry, Down, , Ireland
Sarah Greenway
1680 – 1758
Newry, Down, , Ireland
Grandparents
James Gordon
1645 – 1707
Newry, Down, , Ireland
Jane Campbell
1658 – 1750
Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland
Samuel Greenway
1660 – 1720
Armagh, Armagh, , Ireland
Elinor Matthews
1650 – 1720
, , , Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Gordon
1624 – 1695
Elizabeth Gordon
1630 – 1655
Robert Campbell
1605 – 1684
Jane Wallace
1633 – 1727
Robert Graham
1620 – 1680
Mary Bell
1630 – 1673
Matthews
1630 – 1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gordon
1532 – 1609
Marion Forbes
1534 – 1580
Robert Gordon
1600 – 1640
Janet Crawford
1600 – 1631
Robert Campbell
1575 – 1657
Isabel Mackintosh
1583 – 1667
John Graham
– 1638
Margaret

John Gordon's Descendants

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John (George) Gordon (1700 – 1766) m. Mary (Sarah) Chapman (1707 – Apr 1795)
  1. 1. Mary Gordon (1722 – Oct 1850) m. James Powell (1725 – 1776)
    1. 1. James Powell (1741 – )
    2. 2. Colby Powell (1743 – )
    3. 3. Ruth Powell (1745 – 1805) m. Abner Breeding (1735 – 17 Feb 1790)
      1. 1. aquiler breeden (1768 – )
      2. 2. Aquiler (Breeden\Breeding) Breeding (1769 – 1830)
      3. 3. James (P) Breeding (1770 – 1830)
      4. 4. William (S) Breeding (1770 – 1850) m. Susannah Tanner (9 Nov 1767 – 18 May 1860)
        1. 1. Elijah Breeden (1 May 1793 – 13 Jun 1870)
        2. 2. Jonathan Breeden (1795 – )
        3. 3. Allison (James) Breeden (1798 – 1880)
        4. 4. Richard Breeden (1800 – )
        5. 5. Job Breeden (1801 – Apr 1872)
        6. 6. Ephraim (W) Breeden (1803 – 1880)
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Breeden) Breeding (1804 – 1870)
        8. 8. Sarah ("Sally") Breeden (1806 – 3 Feb 1877)
        9. 9. Mary (D) Breeden (1809 – 15 June 1891)
        10. 10. Susannah (L Breeden) (Breeding) (1810 – 26 Mar 1891)
        11. 11. Mary (Polly) Breeding (1810 – 1900)
        12. 12. Abraham Breeden (1815 – 1868) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Jarrell (1820 – Aft. 1870)
        13. 13. William (S) Breeden (1818 – 18 AUG 1893)
        14. 14. Nancy (Ann) Breeding (1822 – )
        15. 15. James Breeding (1822 – )
        16. 16. Joel (R) Breeden (1828 – 1900)
      5. 5. Berryman (B) Breeding (1772 – 1820)
      6. 6. Ezekiel (Fields) Breeding (1775 – 1820)
      7. 7. Preston (R) Breeding (1780 – 1833)
      8. 8. Sarry (Sally) Breeding (1781 – 1876)
    4. 4. William Powell (1746 – 1771)
    5. 5. Misseniah Powell (17 May 1766 – Mar 1850)
    6. 6. Elisa (Betty) Powell (1768 – )
    7. 7. James Powell (1769 – )
    8. 8. Lewis (Gordon) Powell (1770 – 1823)
    9. 9. Winney Powell (1771 – 1794)
    10. 10. Winney Powell (1771 – 1794)
    11. 11. Colby Powell (1772 – )
    12. 12. Mary (Ann) Powell (1774 – )
    13. 13. Ruth Powell (1780 – )
    14. 14. Betty Powell (1780 – )
  2. 2. Mary Gordon (7 Nov 1728 – 1776)
  3. 3. Charles Gordon (8 Aug 1730 – 1811)
  4. 4. Nathaniel Gordon (27 Aug 1732 – )
  5. 5. John Gordon (7 Feb 1734 – 4 Aug 1766)
  6. 6. Sarah Gordon (7 Dec 1735 – )
  7. 7. Elizabeth Gordon (3 Feb 1739 – )
  8. 8. Chapman Gordon (15 Jan 1741 – )
  9. 9. George Gordon (15 Jan 1743 – 23 Sep 1800)
  10. 10. George (Sargeant) Gordon (1765 – 1784)

John Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of John George Gordon in Newry, Down, , Ireland
Newry, Down, , Ireland
1766
1766
Age 66
Death of John George Gordon in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Newry, Down, , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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